Is Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald finished
with his summer shopping?

After signing a 12th player to the
roster last week (Kenyon
Martin), Grunwald is showing interest in veteran guard Delonte West,
according to a report from Chris Haynes of Comcast Sportsnet. The Memphis
Grizzlies are also reportedly interested in West.

The source, who spoke
on the condition of anonymity, says talks with those respective teams have
ramped up recently, however they are termed as being "preliminary at this
point" with no offers presented as of yet.

West, 30, obviously comes with his own baggage
and while some have chosen to poke fun at his situation, it's actually quite
serious. West, who has admitted to being bipolar, is often the subject of
rumors and jokes, many of which stem from his 2009 arrest on weapons charges.
He pled guilty to two misdemeanors.

In spite of his troubles, West has always kept
himself in good physical condition. He's a lifetime 37.2 percent 3-point
shooter and can defend both backcourt positions, which could be valuable for
the Knicks as point guard Raymond Felton is better at defending shooting
guards.

The Knicks were rumored to be interested in West
last season as he was playing in the D-League, but nothing ever materialized.

In other Knicks news:

• Frank
Isola of the New York Daily News
wrote a piece on Pablo Prigioni and his efforts to expand the Knicks fan
base in Argentina: "Prigioni established a solid fan base in New York last season
as the 35-year-old rookie emerged as one of the team's most reliable players.
His leadership, defense and play-making helped the Knicks win their first
playoff series in 13 years and resulted in the point guard signing a three-year
contract extension three weeks ago."

• Variety's
Dave McNary wrote about Spike Lee's Kickstarter campaign and how it became
popular with Knicks fans: "As of 6 p.m. PDT Friday, Lee had received a dozen
pledges of $10,000 in exchange for dinner and a courtside seat with Lee at a
Knicks game, or $120,000. That's 40% of the $269,706 from 1,449 pledges that
Lee has raised in the first five days — but still nearly $1 million short of
the $1.25 million goal for a new film that's known for now as 'The Newest
Hottest Spike Lee Joint.'"

• Tim
Bontemps of the New York Post
reported that Metta World Peace might be interested in a new nickname: "After word spread around the Internet Metta World Peace
might be changing his name again ahead of playing for the Knicks next season,
the man himself took to his Twitter account to squash the idea... 'Don't believe
anyone who said I'm changing my name again," World Peace tweeted. 'I am letting
fans give me a new nickname. I am not legally changing my name.'"